diff --git a/modello-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modello-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 4790f8752..81a03bb20 100644
--- a/modello-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modello-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
       <version>${maven.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.modello</groupId>
@@ -39,11 +40,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
       <version>${maven.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
       <version>${maven.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>